Method of applying garment tags



July 28, 1953 D. D. sLoAN 2,646,567

` METHOD oF APPLYING GARMENT TAGS Filed ocr. e, 1949 Imvemzor om/a @loam atented .uy 28, '1953 METHOD APPLYIN G GARBIENT TAGS Donald D.v Sloan,` Newton, Mass., assigner to Dennison Manufacturing Company, Framingham, Mass.,v a corporation of Massachusetts vApplication October 6, 1949, Serial No. 119,809

not be manually held thereon duringthe staplingv operation.

In one aspect the invention comprises a tag of the typedesigned to be folded and slipped over theedge of a piece of fabric with its front and back, that is, opposite folds of thetag, extending along opposite sides of the fabric, the back being adapted to be additionally folded along a line near its free end to providea flap disposed between the front and the back, so that avstaple can -be attached through the front of thetag and thence through the fabric andthe nap.. with theturned ends of theA staple lying between the flap and the back and covered by the back. In this aspect the tag may be prefolded as described orfolded at the time of attachment to fabric or the like. lines by slitting or scoring or both. g n

ln another aspect the invention involves the method of applying the tag to an article by folding the tag so that its front and back may be disposed on opposite sides of the article, folding the back on a line near one end thereof to provide a nap which lies between the front and the back, disposing the tag over the article as aforesaid -and inserting a staple through said front, thence through the article and the flap, and bending the ends of the staple between the flap and back. so they are covered.

ln a further aspect the invention involves a stapling device for applying the tag to a tubular article of fabric or the like, the -device including The'tag may be weakened at the fold` v3 Claims. (Cl. 1-66) tag on the anvil. If

y desired; a spring clip may be fixed at the end of the anvil so that it yieldingly holds the front or back of the folded tag vagainst the anvil.

For the purpose of illustration typical embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawing'in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of a tag;

Fig. 2 is al plan view of a stapling'anvil;

Fig. 3 is an isometric View of the tag folded on the anvil; f

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a piece' of :fabric laid over the anvil and a tag folded over the fabric and anvil; i

' Fig. 5 is aside elevation of a stapling' device including the aforesaid-anvil;

Fig. Sis a sectional view showing a tag-s tapled to fabric;

Fig'? is a section online l-l of Fig. 6; and Fis. 8 is an end elevation of the anvil. Y One type of tag according tothe present in- 1 vention is shown inv Fig. 1 and includes 'a' peran elongate anvil adapted to be inserted in the and the back and covered by the back. Preferp ably the end of the anvil is provided with a portion whichextends beyond the end of the anvil and which is located thereon so that it bears against the side of the ktag at the fold between the flap and the back and serves to position the manent L-shaped section 2 carrying sales indicia l0 and a temporary section 3 carrying duplicate Vindicia which may -be separated from the permanent section along the weakened lines 4 and 6. The tag is designed to be folded along the weakened line l, which preferably extends substantially all the way across the tag, with its back r9 opposed to its front or indicia-carrying portion 8. The end fiap H may be folded over the back along the weakened line-l.

Thetag may be attached to .a sheet of fabric by operation of a staplingmachine D (Fig. 5). which includes an anvil l2 carrying stapleclinching grooves I6, astaple driving head I8 and a hand lever i9 for actuating the driving head. `While the tag maybe folded' as it is applied to the anvil or fabric, `preferably it is folded at each of the lines 6 and l before itis applied. While the tag may be applied to the fabric rst, preferably it is first slipped over the anvil into the position shown in Fig.: 3 and the fabric 2| is then slipped into p-lace as shown in Fig. 5. Then a staple 23 is driven from the head I8 through the permanent portion 2 of the front 8, thence through the fabric and thence through the flap I l against the anvil which bends the ends of the staple Ibetween the flap il and back 9, whereby the temporary portion 3 may be removed from the front when desired. The turned in ends of the staple are thus guar-decl so that they cannot snag on other parts of the garment or injure persons handling the garment. t

As shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4 the anvil is profold between'the flap and the back Bfso as to posi`Y tion the tag laterally at the end of the anvil with.

the permanent portion 2 of the front 8 overlying the staple-clinching grooves I6. 21, shown enlarged in Fig. 8, may be employed to hold the folded tag on the anvil. The clip permits the operator to holdthe stapler in one hand while holding the fabric garment with the other.

at the edge of the fabric. This provision is particularly useful when the anvil and the ticket are to be inserted in a tubular piece. of fabric 22 (Figs. 5 and '7) such as a sleeve or the wrist of a glove. Whether a sheet of fabric or a tubular garment is tagged, however, the construction of the anvil assures that the tag will be neatly stapled thereto with the ends. of the staplev covered.

It should be understood that the present disclosure is for the purpose. of illustration only and that this invention includes all modifications and equivalents which fall Within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. The method of applying an velonga-te tag to an article which comprises folding the tag transversely over the edge of the article with integral front and back portions of the tag extending along opposite sides of the article, folding one end of the back inwardly to form a ap which extends between the article and the back, engaging the folded tag on a staple clinching device; inserting a staple through said front, thence through theA article and thence through said ap, and bending the ends of the staple between the flap and back A spring clipVv The provision of the recess; IzI permits. the anvil to be positioned at right. angles to the. edge of the fabric 2I While engagin'gthefoldedA ticket so that the ticket may be squarely stapledf so that they are covered by the back whereby the folded tag may be applied with one stapling operation.

2. The method of applying an elongate tag to an article which comprises folding the tag transversely over the edge of the article with integral front and back portions of the tag extending along opposite-sides of, the: article; folding one end of the back inwardly. toA form a flap which extends between the article and the back, engaging the folded tag on a staple-clinching anvil with the anvil disposed between the ap and back, inserting a `staple through said front, thence throughthe article and thence through said flap andagainst the anvil, and bending the ends-.of the staple: between the flap and back so that they are covered by the back, whereby the tagY is supported during the staplng operation and'may be applied with one stapling operation.

3. The method of applying a tag to an article which comprises. folding the tag to'formV a front andi a back, fol'dingone end? of the back inwardly to form a flap, engaging. the folded tag on a staple-clinching device, disposing the tagy over the edge ofthe article with the front and back extending along opposite sides of the article and with the flap between the article and the back, inserting a staple. through said front, thence through the article and thence .throughsaid flap, and bending the ends of the staple between the flap and back so that they are covered by the back, whereby the foldedV tag may be applied.

with one stapling operation.

DONALD D. SLOAN.

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